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Biosynthesis of Quantum Dots (CdTe) and its Effect on Eisenia fetida and Escherichia coli

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Biosynthesis belongs to one of the new possibilities of nanoparticles preparation, whereas its main advantage is biocompatibility. In addition, the ability of obtaining the raw material for such synthesis from the soil environment is beneficial and could be useful for remediation. However, the knowledge of mechanisms that are necessary for the biosynthesis or effect on the bio-synthesizing organisms is still insufficient. In this study, we attempted to evaluate the effect of quantum dots (QDs) not only on a model organism of collembolans, but also on another soil organism—earthworm Eisenia fetida—and in also one widespread microorganism such as Escherichia coli. Primarily, we determined 28EC50 as 72.4 μmol L−1 for CdTe QDs in collembolans. Further, we studied the effect of QDs biosynthesis in E. fetida and E. coli. Using determination of QDs, low-molecular thiols and antioxidant activities, we found differences between both organisms and also between ways how they behave in the presence of Cd and/or Cd and Te. The biosynthesis in earthworms can be considered as its own protective mechanism; however, in E. coli, it is probably a by-product of protective mechanisms.

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Financial support from CEITEC CZ.1.05/1.1.00/02.0068 is highly acknowledged. Special thanks are dedicated to Iva Blazkova and Dagmar Chudobova for perfect technical assistance.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Agronomy, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic

    Marketa Kominkova, Petr Michalek, Ondrej Zitka, Pavel Kopel, Vojtech Adam & Rene Kizek

  2. Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 3058/10, 616 00, Brno, Czech Republic

    Marketa Kominkova, Petr Michalek, Amitava Moulick, Ondrej Zitka, Pavel Kopel, Miroslava Beklova, Vojtech Adam & Rene Kizek

  3. Department of Ecology and Diseases of Game, Fish and Bees, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackeho 1-3, 612 42, Brno, Czech Republic

    Barbora Nemcova, Ondrej Zitka & Miroslava Beklova

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Published in the topical collection Advances in Chromatography and Electrophoresis & Chiranal 2014 with guest editor Jan Petr.

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Kominkova, M., Michalek, P., Moulick, A. et al. Biosynthesis of Quantum Dots (CdTe) and its Effect on Eisenia fetida and Escherichia coli . Chromatographia 77, 1441–1449 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10337-014-2775-9

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